Neighborhood Progress Inc

Equitable neighborhood revitalization "enr" - the enr portfolio connects cdcs with technical assistance, training, and professional expertise in planning and open space, economic development, housing and real estate, sustainability, and workforce development. Major programs are as follows:neighborhood economic development training and professional development for cdc staff, microgrants to neighborhood small businesses, pilot demonstration projects for parklets, whitebox renovations, and marketing support facilitation with regional economic development partners through the business growth collaborative.planning and open space a focus on design and development processes that promote health, wellbeing, and happiness of cleveland residents through the creation of places and spaces that respond to community needs and encourage and sustain a positive quality of life.housing and real estate support building system wide real estate capacity and strategically implement housing development in buckeye, woodhill, and slavic village.sustainability through the circular cleveland initiative, support the grassroots climate resiliency activities of climate ambassadors and facilitate connections with regional sustainability partners.workforce development establish connections with and training for cdc staff focused on reentry,workforce justice, and neighborhood engagement that facilitates economic opportunity for employers and residents of cleveland.

Advocacy and external relationsthe advocacy and external relations strategy covers the citywide marketing led by cnp (livecleveland), the support of neighborhood marketing capacity at cdcs through training and development, and the story telling about the community development industry that advances its priorities with policy makers and funders in cleveland and beyond.